Jesuit Father Ryan J. Maher Named Next President of Scranton Preparatory School

December 15, 2014 — Scranton Preparatory School in Scranton,
Pennsylvania, announced that Jesuit Father Ryan J. Maher will become the
school’s new president in July 2015. Fr. Maher currently serves as Executive
Director of the Jesuit Center at the University of Scranton.

Fr. Maher will succeed Jesuit Father Herbert B. Keller, who
is stepping down from the presidency at Scranton Prep after 18 years.

Jesuit Father Robert M. Hussey, provincial of the Maryland
Province of the Society of Jesus, said of the appointment: “I am very pleased
to mission Fr. Ryan Maher, S.J., to be the next President of Scranton Prep and
grateful to Fr. Maher for his availability and passion to take on this role in
the name of the Society of Jesus. I am confident that Fr. Maher will be an
excellent president to lead this great school and to foster its Jesuit and
Catholic identity in collaboration with so many who share ownership in its
mission.”

Born and raised in Phoenix, Fr. Maher received his
undergraduate degree in linguistics from Georgetown University. He then worked
on Capitol Hill for four years as a legislative assistant in the United States
Senate. After entering the Jesuits in 1986, Fr. Maher went on to earn a master’s
degree in philosophy from Saint Louis University and a Master of Divinity
degree in theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.
In 2001, Fr. Maher was awarded an Ed.D. in private school administration from
the University of San Francisco. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1997.

Fr. Maher was an English teacher at Gonzaga College High
School in Washington, D.C., and at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in
Philadelphia, where he was also Director of Campus Ministry. Throughout his
career in Jesuit education, Fr. Maher has directed numerous service programs
for students and faculty, both in the United States and internationally. He has
been a member of the Board of Trustees at Scranton Prep for the past three
years.

Prior to coming to the University of Scranton in 2012, Fr.
Maher worked for 11 years as an administrator and professor at Georgetown
University. During that time, Fr. Maher served as Assistant Dean and then as
Associate Dean and Director of Catholic Studies. For two of those years
(2005-07), he was the Assistant Dean and a member of the founding faculty of
the Georgetown School of Foreign Service in the nation of Qatar, becoming the
first Jesuit ever to work in that Persian Gulf country.

“I am deeply honored to be entrusted with the presidency of
Scranton Prep,” Fr. Maher said. “My whole life has been shaped by the
sacrifices my parents made so my siblings and I could receive the gift of a
Catholic and Jesuit education. I am passionate about helping committed parents
of the Scranton area offer that same gift to their children.” [Source: Scranton
Preparatory School]

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